---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDAHO SUPREME COURT – Amends existing law to authorize the Idaho Legislature to review court rules in certain instances."
description: "IDAHO SUPREME COURT – Amends existing law to authorize the Idaho Legislature to review court rules in certain instances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 581"
citation: "Idaho H 581 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "GOVERNMENT", "LEGISLATURE", "RULES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72eacc0f-7073-45a4-995a-8764fff1e44a"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0581/"
source_hash: "a726b917b04b9ffc128342aa51876dbc8e492c1c22114ebb381d2ba65a6ab2d8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 581 (2026) — IDAHO SUPREME COURT – Amends existing law to authorize the Idaho Legislature to review court rules in certain instances.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0581.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **29–6** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **65–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-04** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2026-02-10** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-5-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Green, HawsAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - ScottTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-13** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-13** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2026-03-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-16** Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe)Absent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-17** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 4:22 p.m. on March 18, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 69 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72eacc0f-7073-45a4-995a-8764fff1e44a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).